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@ni-teh atea datent @fitta Leim Patent No. 76,324, @zaad Apre 7', 1868.

IMPROVEMENT metterne.

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TO ALLWHOM ITMAY CONCERNa Be it known vthat I, M. C. HAIGHT, of Geneva,in the county of Ontario, and Sta-teef New York, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Skates.;4 and'I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full andv exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.4

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved skate.

Figures 2 and 3,*sections showing the foot and heel-pieces as applied tothe screws.

Like letters oi' reference indicate corresponding parts in allthefigures.

My invention consists in combining the foot and heel-pieces or .bearingswith the skate-runner, by means oi'. screws formed from the runneritself, the rear screw serving as the heel-screw for attaching to theboot; also in making the small screws that attach the'straps to thefoot-plate serve as the points projecting through for retaining thefootfrom slipping.

In the drawings, A represents a skaterunner,.suitably bent, and havingscrews a a in front and.- rear, which form a part of it, the wholeconstituting a single piece. The foot and heel-plates B C connect withthese screws by simply screwing on, .having no other attachment, and theheel-screw a, in the rear, projects up through a suitable'distance tofasten in the heel of the boot or shoe. v

This arrangement insures the minimum of cheapness and efficiency.V Thereare but three parts, each solid and entire, which connect with thegreatest facility. The runner is bent from arod of steel,.and the footand heeliplates are cut from sheet metal by suitable dies. Thisconnecting of the plates with the runner ibyscrews `formed from therunner itself, is much simpler and stronger than where the plates haveto'be riveted or.soldere l in place, or where separate and detachedscrews have to be employed, as in ordinary skates, where the runner' isformed in a single piece.

The foot-straps D D attach to the under side of the footplate.a,-bymeans of small screws l which screw through the plate. l The upper endsof these screws, projecting above the plate, are made sharp-pointed, asshown at b b', so as to serve the additional purpose of points or pricksto hold in thevsole, to prevent slipping. The object of this arrangementis to insure great simplicity and cheapness, with the necessarystrength. By this means I avoid the necessity of using independentscrews vfor attaching the straps, and independent points Jfor hoidng inthe sole. combine the whole in one device.

I prefer to make the runner alittle thicker at the lower than at theupper edge, andeI also prefer to form the bend e in such a manner as tosecure a degree of elasticity under the weight. The rear end may becurved, as in fig. 1, or angular, as in fig. v3, or it may be square.

I am aware that a skatesrunner, bent, and formed from a single piece,has before been known; such I do not claim. l

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,is-f Combining the foot and heel-plates B C directly with` the runner A,by means of the solid screws a a", forming a part of the runner itself'and making the screws b b that attach the straps to the foot-plate,sharppointed to serve as the brads for holding the foot, the wholearranged as described, and operating in the manner and forthe purposespecified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed `my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

M. c. HAIGHT.

Witnesses:

J. A. DAVIS, FRED. A. HATCH.

